José E. Serrano

The good news is that the whole bill is not on the IRS, so, eventually, we will move on to something else, and we won't see any more of these attacks. The IRS has already been cut overall by $341 million from last year's funding level…

For a minute there, I was almost convinced that they are not after the IRS, but they are even willing to give money to an agency they traditionally do not support just to get at the IRS. The IRS has already been cut overall by $341 million…

I urge opposition to this amendment. The IRS has already been cut overall by $341 million from last year's funding level. This will prevent the IRS from going after tax cheats and helping those who are attempting to obey the law. The…

I would just like to take a second in closing to say that Mr. Cohen's comments were very well taken. I think the mistake we make here is that we continue to add riders to this bill, and a lot of riders in the past had to do with…

The gentleman mentioned baseball. I would like to remind folks that we are so committed and dedicated to our job that we are not watching the Home Run Derby right now. With the way we treat Washington, D.C., you would think we were members…

I am saddened to have to rise in opposition to this legislation today. As a long-time appropriator, I remember the days when we were always able to come together to determine the funding levels for our government in a bipartisan manner and…

This amendment is completely irresponsible and unnecessary. My colleague may be angry at the Internal Revenue Service, but defunding the very entities that would supply the information he is requesting is not going to get him that…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York is recognized for 5 minutes.

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank the gentleman for the time and the kind comments about my favorite team. I thank the majority party for the opportunity to bring this bill to the floor. Mr. Speaker, this is a very, very special and emotional day on the island of…

if there has been a change in how we look at things in this country, I think it has been in the urban areas

I would expect to see an explanation as to why this does not weaken the States' abilities to respond to needs and what the higher priorities are.

at least 11 million people, not to mention the children, would be forced to do the right thing

I do not want the government to tell people what they must print and what they must put on the air.

You cannot continue to protect investors and to make sure that our financial system is secure without sufficient resources.

It is not simply for us to say, You are spending too much money, which I must remind people the $35.5 million increase is fee-funded and does not increase the deficit at all.

there is a place for legitimate regulation to protect those people that make decisions that affect a whole lot of other people

I recently proposed legislation to require all smartphone manufacturers and service providers to make... a kill switch available to consumers...

Without a significant increase from the fiscal year 2014 funding level for the SEC, we are sending a signal that market actors should not expect consequences for risky, unethical, and illegal behavior.

The Republican budget fails to create jobs while slashing critical parts of the Nation's social safety net.

I appreciate that, as a former prosecutor, you have taken a tough line on wrongdoers by moving to require more admissions of guilt in settlements.

the more I am convinced that we have to do something about immigration reform and put everybody out of the shadows and get them paying taxes

I do worry that we may be underresourced for that task, and I think that would be a mistake.

There are Members of the majority party who have been in a cost-cutting mood for the last couple of years, and all you hear from them is cut, cut, cut the budget.

that kind of involvement, that kind of enforcement by government, that kind of interference, if you will, by government is totally proper, in my opinion, to make sure it doesn't happen again.